Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 416 Burke, Edmund 1729 1797 Newsom, Sidney Carleton 1863 Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America Reading ease score: 56.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Text file produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America" by Edmund Burke is a historical oration written in the 18th century, specifically comprising Burke's arguments delivered in the House of Commons during the escalating tensions prior to the American Revolutionary War. The speech focuses on the need for reconciliation between Great Britain and its American colonies, emphasizing the importance of understanding the colonies' grievances and advocating for a policy of peace rather than conflict. The opening portion of the work sets the political stage by discussing the history leading to the American Revolution, detailing how taxation and legislative actions by the British Parliament sparked colonial dissent. Burke expresses his anxiety about the state of affairs in America, establishing a framework for his plea for conciliation. He explains that the ongoing conflict requires a careful reconsideration of Britain's approach, urging Parliament to prioritize peace and maintain favorable relations with the colonies by addressing their concerns rather than resorting to coercive measures. His rhetoric reflects the gravity of the situation, demonstrating his belief in the necessity of innovative solutions to restore trust and harmony within the empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Early works to 1800 E201 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 263159 263160 2024-10-03T06:06:38.167557 2023-10-03T06:05:59.668539 text/html text/html 264177 2019-10-22T07:47:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii 88606 2019-10-22T07:47:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 184317 2024-10-03T06:06:46.450493 application/epub+zip 188256 2024-10-03T06:06:42.080551 application/epub+zip 157593 2024-10-03T06:06:40.653575 application/epub+zip 413478 2024-10-03T06:06:49.475488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400956 2024-10-03T06:06:45.544512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361432 2022-09-03T08:16:24.741253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219211 219084 2024-10-03T06:06:37.579558 2023-10-03T06:05:59.224492 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 218932 2019-10-22T07:47:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82671 2019-10-22T07:47:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19949 2024-10-03T06:06:49.618477 application/rdf+xml 21488 2024-10-03T06:06:41.246550 image/jpeg 4476 2024-10-03T06:06:40.943547 image/jpeg 181249 2024-10-03T06:06:38.189564 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia